Lindores Abbey

Lindores Abbey
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The ruins of a foundation of the Benedictine Order established in 1178, situated on the eastern outskirts of Newburgh in North-West Fife. The monks who cultivated fruit growing in the area were ousted during the Reformation in the 16th Century. Since then the greater part of the abbey's red sandstone has been plundered for local house building.

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